Sean Porter (cinematographer)

Sean Porter
Born
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.[1]
EducationUniversity of Washington

Sean Porter is an American cinematographer.[2]

Growing up in Gig Harbor, Washington, he graduated from the University of Washington in 2004.[3] He has worked on films such as It Felt Like Love, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, and Green Room.[4]

In 2014, he was listed on Filmmaker's "25 New Faces of Independent Film",[5] as well as IndieWire's "Cinematographers to Watch"[6] and Complex's "Underrated Cinematographers Poised to Make It Big in 2015".[7] In 2015, he was listed on Variety's "10 Cinematographers to Watch".[8] In 2024, he became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
2010 Bass Ackwards Linas Phillips
2012 Eden Megan Griffiths
Grassroots Stephen Gyllenhaal
2013 It Felt Like Love Eliza Hittman
Squid Man Charlie Cline With Richie Sherman
2014 Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter David Zellner
2015 Green Room Jeremy Saulnier
2016 The Trust Alex Brewer
Benjamin Brewer
20th Century Women Mike Mills
2017 Rough Night Lucia Aniello
2018 Green Book Peter Farrelly
2022 The Greatest Beer Run Ever

Documentary film

Year Title Director
2005 Dubbed Himself
2009 Sweet Crude Sandy Cioffi
2013 Brothers Hypnotic Reuben Atlas

Television

Year Title Director Notes
2014 Independent Lens Reuben Atlas Episode "Brothers Hypnotic"
2021 Generation Daniel Barnz Episode "Pilot"
2022 The Old Man Jon Watts
Jet Wilkinson 		4 episodes
2024 Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Jon Watts 4 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result
2013 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography It Felt Like Love Nominated
2014 Tallgrass Film Festival Outstanding Cinematography Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter Won[10]
2018 St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Green Book Nominated
2023 American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television The Old Man (For episode "I") Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) Nominated

References

  1. ^ Mudede, Charles (March 18, 2015). "How a Misunderstood True Story Involving Fargo Came to Be a Seattle Cinematographer's Best Work Yet". The Stranger. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Reumont, François (May 24, 2015). "Cinematographer Sean Porter discusses his work on Jeremy Saulnier's film "Green Room"". French Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Joseph, Nancy (January 2013). "Q&A with Cinematographer Sean Porter". University of Washington. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Meyers, Jeff (April 15, 2016). "Shooting the Green Room: Full Interview with DP Sean Porter". MovieMaker. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Macaulay, Scott (2014). "Sean Porter". Filmmaker. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Kiang, Jessica; Lyttelton, Oli (August 6, 2014). "On The Rise 2014: Cinematographers To Watch". IndieWire. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Formo, Brian (December 10, 2014). "Underrated Cinematographers Poised to Make It Big in 2015: Sean Porter". Complex. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ^ Morfoot, Addie (2015). "10 Cinematographers to Watch: Sean Porter". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "Clubhouse News". American Cinematographer. Vol. 105, no. 10. Hollywood, California, United States: American Society of Cinematographers. October 2024. p. 62. ISSN 0002-7928.
  10. ^ Pocowatchit, Rod (October 22, 2014). "Tallgrass Film Festival: And the winners are ..." The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved February 16, 2018.